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Windows Media Player 12 a latest version of Windows Media player shipped with Windows 7. Windows Media Player 12 has look and feel some what similar to Windows Media Player 11 but it has many new features. Windows media Player 12 is brighter and lighter than WMP11.

If you have seen screenshots of Window Media Player 12 you will definitely expect to have on your windows vista unfortunately Microsoft is not planning to release Windows Media Player 12. Well don’t worry some have found the way to get windows media player 12 on vista.

Mikasi2009 one of deviantART user has found the way to get Windows Media Player 12 on windows vista. Windows Media Player 12 has been extracted from Windows 7 and by copying these files in your windows vista you can run Windows Media Player 12 on your machine.

Required files are,

Windows Media Player 12.0.7000.7000 original files from Windows 7 Build 7000.

- Copy wmploc.dll in C:\Windows\System32
- Copy Windows Media Player folder to C:\Program Files

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Reader Comments

This not working for me on my x86 vista ultimate!

Any suggestions?

Thanks

Written By Nuno Silva
on January 3rd, 2009

It don’t work! Ive even tried to replace all wmp 12 dll’s and still no avail. It sayz its not a valid win32 app.

Written By Dont Work
on January 4th, 2009

Doesnt work for me, followed instructions perfectly. Now saying WMP is not a valid win32 application!!!

Written By Koen
on January 5th, 2009

I think to make it work, is that u have to have 32 bit Vista Ultimate English SP1. i will try on mine, since Windows 7 Ultimate is based on Windows Vista Ultimate SP1

Written By Bigboy
on January 11th, 2009

Guys…its windows 7 media player…and if you are getting “Its not a vaild win32 app” change the versions of each file they provided to vista SP1 media player version.
File Version as “11.0.6001.7000 (longhorn_rtm.080118-1840)”
Product Version as “11.0.6001.7000″

Use Resource tuner to change…Good luck!

Written By Benjamin
on January 13th, 2009

So its only the exe files?

Written By Adam
on January 13th, 2009

You have to rename the versions in all the files to vista SP1 version.

Written By BENJAMIN
on January 15th, 2009

Ack, I’ve renamed all the files with Resource tuner, but I still am getting a “not a valid win32 app” error

does anybody have a package of this already put together?

Written By Josh
on January 26th, 2009

Err, this doesn’t work at all – Windows Vista x64 SP1 won’t allow wmploc.DLL to be transferred to the \Windows\System32 directory at all, despite my trying to terminate any of the processes that relate to Windows Media Player.

It can’t be done properly – the file only seems to be integral to Windows Media Player according to my research and is not shared with any other program unlike something like svchost.exe which is used in multiple programs.

Written By David
on February 6th, 2009

i boot my pc in order to replace that files. but now i lost my wmp11 and error is not a valid win32 app. this mean this only work on 64bit operation systems. is it true???

Written By Hamid Iranian
on February 12th, 2009

boot with “Norton Ghost v12″

Written By Hamid Iranian
on February 12th, 2009

hey, i’m getting an error message “You need permission to perform this action” Please assist.

Written By sumeet
on March 14th, 2009

Thamks for this. It’s only for Vista. If you saw “not valid win 32 exe” error message, seems that you tried to install it on Xp (since PE header of Vista/7 app is different with the one that designed for Xp). Cheers!

Written By Amirz
on March 17th, 2009

Does NOT WORK! Period.

Read Misaki2009’s message:

“It doesn’t work on Windows XP/Vista! Works only on Windows 7 so don’t ask anymore or give comments about that! ”

So don’t bother and don’t waste your time.

Written By Josf
on March 19th, 2009

it’s very use full

Written By Dishank
on March 27th, 2009

not work on my windows 2(vista 32 bit)

Written By rahul
on April 23rd, 2009

very nice but we want the media player which could enable to convert wma to mp3. i thank you.

Written By thiminika D.
on June 5th, 2009

what ever we do its impossible to get WMP 12 in Vista or XP unless microsoft release it……the only thing we get by doing the above procedure is looks……
it can be done just by adding the WMP 12 wmploc.dll resources to WMP 11 wmploc.dll file………..

Written By Ajith
on August 3rd, 2009

very nice but we want the media player which could enable to convert wma to mp3. i thank you.

Written By Alihaider
on August 13th, 2009

wmp 12 is realy nice media player.

Written By ASLAM
on September 4th, 2009

Mikasi2009 one of deviantART user has found the way to get Windows Media Player 12 on windows vista. Windows Media Player 12 has been extracted from Windows 7 and by copying these files in your windows vista you can run Windows Media

So, according to this site its for vista …

Written By eu
on September 13th, 2009

in all honesty, i read people say “thanks, it worked” and others say “it dont work”, windows 7 is a update of vista not some crazy rebuild!
the base of vista is there, just dont take face value that the os is not working – any/all windows is built for intel cores, using the fortran language.
if amd users are having troubles, bet your life ms have used a trip-code and that has some baring on the trouble.
the same can be said about mp12, its not new, media player infact is what a simple game has become, it will run, just need a translation method to make it go.
ie – if made for win3 it will run on 7 given the correct knack!

Written By spectre
on September 21st, 2009

Hello!
Please help me to solve the problem of that my windows vista ultimate’s window media player.
The problem is that it does not appear player window when I double click on the window media player.exe.
could you help me? to solve this problem.

Written By Yan
on September 23rd, 2009

WOW ITS GREAT.
I’LL TRY IT SOON.

Written By T.ANSARI
on September 24th, 2009

guys,

Please take it from me, there is no easy way to get wmp12 on vista.

Please observe, the screenshot was taken on windows7, the transparancy is to high to be vista.

either get windows7, it out next month, or wait till microsoft releases this for vista. (shouldn’t be long after the release of Windows7)

I seriosly messed up my PC trying wmp12 on vista, and had to format.( do this at your own risk)

Written By MEL
on September 30th, 2009

window media is best

Written By eddy bail
on October 9th, 2009

only works on 32 bit systems.

Written By steve
on October 20th, 2009

Its not work Windows 7 Ultimate N.

where have not any media player.

Please help me,

Written By Imran
on October 26th, 2009

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Written By Karsten
on October 27th, 2009

Lol I don’t know why you’re all saying It’s a fob off and fake, because I got it working perfectly. Want proof, you can F£$* off. HA!

Written By David Roberts
on October 27th, 2009

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